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Words nearby dickyDickinson, Emily, dickite, Dickson, Dick test, Dick test toxin, dicky, dickybird, diclinous, diclofenac potassium, dicloxacillin sodium, dicofol Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for dickyDuane and Dicky lope backstage afterwards to “do some sniff,” as Dicky terms it. Stacks: Hitting the Note with the Allman Brothers Band|Grover Lewis|March 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST Dicky catches sight of Duane and guffaws: “Hey, brother, you got coke all over in your muss-tache.” Stacks: Hitting the Note with the Allman Brothers Band|Grover Lewis|March 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST Duane grabs a towel and mops his streaming face while Dicky spoons out the coke. Stacks: Hitting the Note with the Allman Brothers Band|Grover Lewis|March 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST Dicky Betts, alternate lead guitar to Duane, whiles away the flight swapping comic books with the bassist, Berry Oakley. Stacks: Hitting the Note with the Allman Brothers Band|Grover Lewis|March 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST
By the time Dicky Betts thunderballs into his solo jam on “Elizabeth Reed,” people are standing on their chairs, yodeling cheers. Stacks: Hitting the Note with the Allman Brothers Band|Grover Lewis|March 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST Her constant chaperonage of Dicky was getting a little trying, and she wanted me to relieve her. A Voyage of Consolation|Sara Jeannette Duncan Dicky came up after him to see what we was up to, and when he did see he buzzed a pillow at Oswald, and the fight began. The Wouldbegoods|E. Nesbit Suddenly he fell back fainting, and Dicky threw some water in his face, then set a cup of it beside him. Donovan Pasha And Some People Of Egypt, Complete|Gilbert Parker Dicky Wyatt writes, in answer to Helvellyn, that the word "Kettledrum" means a large social party. Grandfather told me that when I was Dicky's age—'for divers' reasons'; and he comes up again 'for sun—dry reasons.' Ethel Morton at Chautauqua|Mabell S. C. Smith
British Dictionary definitions for dicky (1 of 2)
noun plural dickies or dickeysa woman's false blouse front, worn to fill in the neck of a jacket or low-cut dress a man's false shirt front, esp one worn with full evening dress Also called: dicky bow British a bow tie mainly British an informal name for a donkey, esp a male one Also called: dickybird, dickeybird a child's word for a bird, esp a small one a folding outside seat at the rear of some early carsUS and Canadian name: rumble seat Also called: boot Indian an enclosed compartment of a car for holding luggage, etc, usually at the rear Word Origin for dickyC18 (in the senses: donkey, shirt front): from Dickey, diminutive of Dick (name); the relationship of the various senses is obscure British Dictionary definitions for dicky (2 of 2)
adjective dickier or dickiestBritish informal in bad condition; shaky, unsteady, or unreliableI feel a bit dicky today Word Origin for dickyC18: perhaps from the name Dick in the phrase as queer as Dick's hatband feeling ill Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to dickychoker, torque, frill, fraise, jabot, fichu, ruff, neckband, bertha |